Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman (born February 24, 1959) is an American film critic who has been chief film critic for Variety magazine since May 2016, a title he shares with Peter Debruge .
Previously, Gleiberman wrote for Entertainment Weekly from 1990 until 2014. From 1981 to 1989, he wrote for The Phoenix.
Owen Gleiberman | |
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| Born | February 24, 1959 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Film critic, writer, author |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Early life and education
Gleiberman was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, to Jewish-American parents. He was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
Career
Gleiberman's work has been published in Premiere and Film Comment, and collected in the film criticism anthology Love and Hisses. Gleiberman reviews movies for NPR and NY1. He is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. He is one of the critics featured in Gerald Peary's 2009 documentary film For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism. Gleiberman's autobiography, Movie Freak, was published by Hachette Books. He and his wife Sharon live in New York City with their three daughters.
In 2016, Gleiberman incited controversy over a piece on the film Bridget Jones’s Baby, criticizing the physical appearance of actress Renée Zellweger. Actress and MeToo activist Rose McGowan penned an op-ed in The Hollywood Reporter defending Zellweger and lambasting Gleiberman.
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